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Chapter 14.1 Guided Reading
1. Those who came from Southern and Eastern Europe were known
as: _________________________
2. Those who came from Northern and Western Europe were known
as:_________________________
3. Besides helping settle the western frontier, what other ways did immigrants
help?
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4. By 1920 the foreign born population of the U.S. totaled more that
___________________ million out of a total U.S. population of ______________ million
5. What different religious traditions did New Immigrants bring in the U.S. A.
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6. Why did new immigrants seem strange to many Americans?
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7. List the 5 reasons why many immigrants left their homeland
a. ______________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________
e. ______________________________________________
8. Which group was persecuted in Russia and in Eastern Europe?
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9. Define scapegoats:
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10.Which region in Russia were Jews forced to live?
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11.Define pogroms:
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12.Define steerage:
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13._____ out of every __________ immigrants sailed into the ____________ harbor.
Many first land at __________ near the location of the statue of liberty
14.People who shared the same _____________, __________ and religion felt they
belonged in the same _________________. These communities were often called )
______________
15.What was the motto of many immigrants?
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